The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-31


fruit which DESTROYED them and their pos
terity; proof positive for all ages to come
that those who do not attend TO their bust
ness are sure TO get into mischief. / do
not know THAT the prodigal in scripture
would ever have been reclaimed had he
not given up his idle habits and gone TO
feeding swine for n living. Go TO the
ant, thou sluggard, consider her ways and
DO wise, which having no oversecr or
guide proyidcth her food in the summer
and gathcreth her meat in the harvest
The devil does not 80 often attack the man
who is busy with the pen, and the book
and the trowel, and the saw, and the ham
mer lie is afraid OF those weapons. But
woe to that man whom this roaring lion
meets with his hands in his pockets Do
not demand that your toll always be ele
CANT and clearly and refined. There IL a
certain amount OF drudgery through which
we must all pass, whatever be our occupa-
ton. You know how men are sentenced
a certain number of years 10 prison, and
after they have suffered and worked out
tho time then they are allowed 10 20 free
And 80 IL Is with oil OF us God passed on
us the sentence, by The sweat Of thy
brow shalt thou cat Tread We must
endure our time OF drudgcry, and then,
alter n while, we will b. allowed TO 90 into
comparative liberty. We must BE- willing
TO endure the sentence. We all know
what drudgcry IL connected with the be-
ginning Of any trade or profession, but
this does not continue all our lives II IL he
the students, or the merchants, or the
mechanics life. ] know you have at the
beginning many hard time, but after n
xk la all
will DC your own master. Gods
sentence will be satisfied. You will
be discharged from prison. Bless
think, and hands 10 work, and feet TO walk
with, Tor in yOnr constant activity, D
young man, In one OF your strongest de-
lenses. Put your trust In God and do your
Level best That child Ind Il right when
the horses ran away with the load Of wood
and he ant upon H. When asked II he
wa frightened he said No, ! prayed TO
God and hung on like n beaver
Again, profound respect for the Sab.
bath will be Ia the young man "a powerful
prescrvative against evil. God has thrust
into the toll and fatigue Of life a recrcatiye
day, when the soul IL especially 10 be fed.
II Is no new-iangcd notion Of a Wild
Drained roiormer, but an institution csiab-
lished at the beginning. God has made
natural and moral laws 80 harmonious that
the body as well IA tho soul demands this
institution. Our bodies are scyen-day
clocks, that must be wound up ~ often ~
that, or they will run down. Failure must
come sooner or later 10 the man who
breaks the Sabbath. Inspiration has called
il the Lords Day and he who deyoics Il
10 the world Is guilty OF robbery. God
will not lei the sin ~ unpunishcd either
! IN this world 81 the world IL come. This
! IL the statement Of man who had broken
this divine enactment Il was engaged In
manufacturing on the lehigh river. On
the Sabbath used Ia = est, but never NJ
gurded God in IL. One beautiful sabbath,
when the noise was MI hushcd and the
day was MI that loyelinos. could make II,
] sai down on my piazza and vent 10 work
inycniing new shuttle. ] neither stopped
TO eat nor drink til the sun went down.
By that time I had the invention com
plctcd. The next morning examined II,
boosted of my days work, and was APP
plaudcd Tho shuttle was tried, and
worked we'll, hut that Sabbath days work
cost me $4,000. We branchcd out and
enlarged, aud the curse Of heaven was
"Whilethe iiysne frown i.u-t re-. upon
him who tnmplcs upon this statute,
Gods special favor will be- upon that
young imam who scrupulously observes H.
This day, properly observed, will throw
hallowcd influence over all the week. The
song, and sermon, aud sanctuary will hold
back from prcnlmptnous scenes. That
young man who begins the duties Of life
"A
the holy day, | venture Ia prophecy, will
meet with no prominent SUCCESSES. Gods
cun-c will fall upon his slip, his store,
his Office, his studio, his body and his
soul The way Of the wicked lac turncth
upside down. In one oi the old fables II
WIS said that wonderful child WIS born
In llaglad, aud magician could hear his
footsteps 6,OO0 miles away. But can
| hear Ia the ioOtziep II that young man, on
/ his way to the house Of worship this morn.
ing, aL'ps not only ui u lifetime uf useful.
ness, but the coming steps OF eternal joys
Of heavens yet millions III miles away.
again, u noble ideal aud confident cX-
pcctalion Of approXimatlng 20 Il will In.
lallibly advance The artist completes In
his mind the great thought that lac wishes
to transfer Ia the canvas or the marble he
ior hc takes M the cmyon or chiscl. The
architect plans out the entire structure be-.
lorc he orders the workmcn 81 begin, and
though them may Tor u long while seem to
be- nothing but laundering aud rudcnoS,,
hc has in his mind every Corinthan
wreath and Gothic arch aud byzantine
capital. The poet arnngcs the entire plot
briow he begins 10 chime the iirst canlO Ut
| tingling rhyihms And yet. stranger 10
us, thcrc nrc men who attempt Ia build
their character without knowing whether
In the end u shall bc rude traitors den
or a st. Marks Of Venice. Men who begin
to write the intricate poem oi their
/ lives without knowing whether II
shall he n llumof's Odyssey or n
rhymcslcr's bulch. Nine hundrd and
nincty.ninc mrn ont of 1000 arc living
without any great life plot. Booted, aud
spurrrd, aud plumcd, and urgng their
swift courier In the hottest haste. I como
out and nsk 'llnlloo, man, whittier awayy'
Ills response b. Nowhere Rush into
the busy shop or store VI many q one, aud,
taking the plane nut vi the mans hand
aud laying down tho yaul-lick, say:
What, man, l. all Of this about, so much
/ stir aud sweat Tho rrply will stumble
and brcak down between teeth and lips
Every days duty ought only 10 be- the iol.
lowing up Of Oh, main plan OF existence
lat men ~ consistent II tiny prefer mis-.
/ deeds to cOrcct courses of action, then let
them draw out the design II knaycry, and
cruelty, aud Islander Let every days false.
hood aud wong doing hc added ~ color.
ing 10 the picture, Let bloody dcc,ls red
stripe the canvas, and the clouds II q
wrilhiul tod hang down heavily over the
canvas, rvady to break out In clamoruus
tempest ict the waters be chalcd, n iuii
tanglc, and green with unreasonable
| depths. Then take a torch II burning
/ pitch aud scovh into the frame IT the met
| I'M the right Mann Tor AZ namely iTh,